On OCB2021 networking days we hosted a virtual floor for discussions specific to making STEM more Just, Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive.
Below is a list of suggested discussion topics for the JEDI floor (gather at virtual tables) with links to related papers and resources to help inform the discussion, but participants are welcome to take discussions in any direction they wish. We welcome your input on additional topics, and if you have actionable ideas for OCB during these discussions, please share them on this Jamboard (living document, please access and contribute anytime during and after OCB2021).
- It’s time to stop excluding people with disabilities from science
- Strategies for building an antiracist lab
- Being a better ally
- Rebuild the Academy: Supporting academic mothers during COVID-19 and beyond
- Career obstacles for LGBTQA+ scientists
- Environmental Equality, Equity and Justice - also see Social equity in natural hazards
- JEDI in hiring and recruiting
- Including indigenous knowledge in your work
- Pronouns matter!
- In the Field - great resources for creating a field code of conduct and safe environment
- Anti-Asian racism
- Building individual and institutional awareness and TAKING ACTION
- The STEM career journey - from elitist to inclusive
Support, mentoring, and building community
Society for Women in Marine Science (SWMS)
Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention (MPOWIR)
Black in Marine Science (BIMS)